Sweet Trouble by Susan Mallery

Author:Susan Mallery [Mallery, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780373773053
Published: 2008-06-02T23:00:00+00:00

NICOLE SAT ON THE COUCH, then threw herself sideways and buried her face in a cushion. “I’m a horrible person,” she muttered.

“You’re not.”Claire’s voice was warm and loving. The perfect supportive sister. Nicole knew she didn’t deserve it.

“I’m hideous,” she mumbled into the fabric. “I should have to wear a sign and a bell so people can be warned that I’m coming and can run away. Like I’m some kind of emotional leper.”

“You’re not an emotional leper,” Claire told her. “Although you are dramatic. You’re usually more rational than this.”

“I can’t seem to be rational about Jesse. I think that’s the problem.”

“Apparently. Now sit up. You’ll hurt your back if you stay like that.”

Nicole straightened. One of the things she most loved about Claire was that her sister always saw the best in people. Claire would listen and try to make Nicole feel better. Unlike Jesse, who would point out Nicole was acting like a bitch, then say she deserved what she got.

“I miss her,” Nicole admitted. “I missed her while she was gone and now that she’s back, I miss her more. I hate what’s happening. I hate how I’m acting. I hear the words and I can’t believe they’re coming out of my mouth.”

“Why are you saying them? Are you still angry at her about Drew?”

“I don’t know. Maybe. Yes.”

“Do you believe that she didn’t sleep with him?”

Nicole didn’t want to go there. “Yes, I believe her, but I’m still so hurt and upset. I can’t seem to let it go. It’s been five years. Shouldn’t I be over this?”

“Probably, but you’re not.”

Nicole eyed her. “I always think of you as the helpful sister.”

“I’m trying. Look, it’s been five years, but nothing’s changed for you.”

“It’s the Oprah moment all over again.”

Nicole hadn’t meant to say that and as soon as the words were out, she wished she could call them back.

“What’s the Oprah moment?” Claire asked, sitting next to her on the sofa and rubbing her back. “Is that like the lightbulb thing?”

“Nothing that positive,” Nicole muttered, feeling smaller and meaner by the second. “I was on Oprah about ten years ago. Someone sent her one of our chocolate cakes and she liked it so much, she brought me out to the show so I could talk about it.”

Claire’s eyes brightened as she grinned. “You never told me. That’s incredible.”

“It was supposed to be, only I didn’t get to talk about the cake. Between inviting me and my going to Chicago, someone on her show found out about you. So instead of showing off the famous Keyes chocolate cake to America, I answered questions about what it had been like having a twin sister who was a child prodigy. I hired extra workers, got in the ingredients, all for nothing. We got an extra dozen or so orders and that was it.”

Nicole shrugged. “It was back when you and I weren’t speaking, so I wasn’t thrilled.”

“I’m sorry,” Claire told her.

The bitch of it was, she meant it, Nicole thought.

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